I live in an inland city, not a coastal city. Looking up, you can always see the dense jungle, with distinct four seasons throughout the year. I like the climate here, but I am also curious about the unknown, so I came to Xiamen this time. Although I can't swim, it feels so good to look at the blue sea and sky.

(1) Blue sky, beach and astringent sea water

Blue sky, beach and astringent sea water. It is very beautiful and pleasant to imagine the combination of these three. Whenever you go to the beach, you can't help but take off your shoes and go for a ride. Even if it’s a chore to step on the sand, you’ll enjoy it. Waves

The blue color of the water is reflected in the sky. When the sky is gray, the sea is unhappy. During our stay in Xiamen, we could hardly see the blue sky, but it rained heavily. Before departure on the last day, we sat on the beach not far from the hotel for a long time and took a look. This is the day with the best weather. When the sun comes out, the sky is blue. In the blink of an eye, I felt that the sea seemed bluer. The blue sky and the sea are a perfect match.

The dry sand is very soft and will burn my feet after being exposed to the sun. The sand beaten by the waves is black and hard, but the dry sand will leave a pit, and the wet sand will leave my footprints. There are many shells in the sand, and if you look closely, there are many shells trapped on the rocks on the seashore.

(2) Cycling on Huandao Road at night Zengcuo_

When you come to Xiamen, you have to mention Xiamen’s Huandao Road. Under the broad blue sky, there are rows of coconut trees on the roadside. Different from the greenery in inland cities, coconut trees are tall and strong, with straight trunks growing toward the blue sky. A few broad and long leaves above the head are flowing under the blue sky, and on the other side are the beach and the sea. The whole picture is pure and broad-minded, and the quiet scenery is there, making the viewer feel relaxed even if they feel relaxed.

Roadside around the island

Our travel plans included cycling around the island, but it was repeatedly shelved because it always rained or for other reasons. The night before the trip ended, I finally got over this regret.

Zeng Cuanan

We came back from Xiamen University in the heavy rain and rested for a long time at BB. Sister Weiwei changed her visa in advance due to school reasons, leaving the three of us to continue completing the final plan. At night, the lights in Zengcuo_ Village are dim, and almost everyone is eating. The alley is long and narrow and hazy with smoke. The smoke is the "human fireworks" overflowing from the snack bars on both sides of the road, and the rain comes intermittently.

Urban Food

There are people selling food in your ear along the way. There must be seafood on the streets in coastal cities. The lobsters in front of the store are very spicy, some are half as long as an arm. When they break out of the shell, they are all snow-white meat, dotted with red, green and yellow condiments, and they look like fakes. After eating the ginger duck, which was enthusiastically recommended by the local driver from the beginning, the duck meat was cut into large pieces, chewed hard, and dry. Only ginger was left in the soup, which was not as delicious as expected. Next to the restaurant where you can eat ginger duck is Ba Po Shao Cao, which is highly recommended online. Then, I continued to search for “Axin’s toast” among Internet celebrities. I didn't meet a handsome boss who missed Ashin very much, but the boss I met was smiling. I ordered a thick piece of toast with vanilla ice cream, which was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, which was unanimously approved by us.

Along the seaside, at a glance, the sea and sky are black. There are no shining stars in the sky, and only a few floating clouds can be seen. The wind and rain are strong and weak at times, washing the heaven and earth and adding fuel to the fire. The sound of waves crashing against the shore is low, heavy and loud, and it is the most attractive sound of the night. Rain and waves complement each other. The bicycle took us by the waves in the coconut breeze, riding the bicycle through the dim street lights and proud coconut trees despite the wind and rain. The curtain is on the ground, ups and downs, and the heart is as open as the environment. Cycling is different from walking, especially for a novice cyclist like me, who rarely feels speed. Pushed back and forth by the wind and rain, he left his exhaustion and frustration behind, unable to catch up.

The most beautiful scenery in travel is never in a so-called scenic spot, but tonight is the most beautiful scenery I have ever seen in Xiamen. After seeing the scenery tonight, I'm glad you came.

Mammoth

(3) Thoughts on the future - Gulangyu Island

Before we went to the island, we probably hit the rush hour and went to the ferry center. traffic jam on the road. Before departure, we booked tickets for 8:50 on WeChat. We got off the bus in the last few minutes, flew to the ferry center and finally jumped on board at 50.

Gulangyu/Gulangyu

When we arrived at Gulangyu, it was not yet the peak tourist season.

Without a guide, we ran into the alleys of various residential areas. There is no main road on the island, and it takes only three steps to reach a slope. It goes up and down, twists and turns, and does not allow any transportation. Perhaps because of this, we can feel the unique tranquility and harmony here. We went to a cool tunnel, and from time to time we saw residents bending down and dragging carts to transport heavy objects. Residents' houses are not uniformly planned. There are many B&Bs with different characteristics, but they are all old and retro, with basically the same roads and walls. Wherever you go, flowers and plants will "accidentally" appear in your sight. Wherever you go on Gulangyu Island, it is a scenery. Even an ordinary small house or shop, even standing casually on the roadside, is a retro painting. Gulangyu is supposed to be an isolated island, but tourists coming and going break its tranquility.

Gulangyu Island is as beautiful as its name. Many tourists who come here say they have never been to Xiamen if they have not been to Gulangyu Island. I hate sayings like this, they are everywhere. There is a rock at the entrance to Sunlight Rock that we visited. In addition to the five big "A"s marked above, there is also this sentence - "I have never climbed Sunlight Rock, and I have never been to Gulangyu Island." This sentence pierced my bones. I went to Gulangyu Island, but I didn’t climb Sunlight Rock. Why?

The scenery on the island is really beautiful, but unfortunately you can only feel how beautiful it is when you are in a good mood, so the most important thing when traveling is to bring a good mood. Because I was in a normal mood, my feet were tired, the weather was stuffy, it wasn’t raining and there was no sunshine, but I bought a combined ticket for the island’s attractions and didn’t take a good look around, so it was just like that. In order to go to the pipe organ museum, I climbed countless hills and finally saw various vintage pipe organs in a villa. The largest organ takes up the entire central hall and requires four dehumidifiers, while the smallest is about the size of a 26-inch suitcase. Sunshine Stone is a very tall and very large stone. The side we were facing was very flat and stood straight there. There was a female voice in the ancestral hall next to me, and she kept talking about the road to life. My head hurt. After visiting the exhibition hall, Xin Manor came out, but there was no real scene inside. When I came out, I heard someone say "pay money to turn on the air conditioner inside for ten minutes", which seemed to be the same for us.

When we arrived at the International Hall of Sculpture, we really needed a break. It was getting hotter and hotter outside at noon, and it was very cool inside the engraving studio. The wooden floor invited us to sit again and again, but in the end we couldn't control the camera and the "don't sit" warning. The moment we sat here it was perfect. However, when we left, there were already many people at the stairs.

When we arrived at the bustling commercial street of Gulangyu Island, it started to rain gradually. On the way to Haoyue Garden, the rain became heavier and heavier, so there were very few people in Haoyue Garden. We saw Zheng Chenggong's majestic body from the stone mountain in the distance. We went to a small pavilion, looked up at him from underneath, and never went up again. On the way to another ferry on the coast, the wind was blowing hard and the tight feeling finally lifted. The feeling of tiredness disappeared as I stepped on the water in my slippers. The wind and rain hit the coconut trees, and the coconut leaves happily accepted it, swayed happily, smashed into the sea water, and splashed out in circles.

No one can deny the scenery of Gulangyu Island. I believe that the beauty of every place will be my future thought. Gulangyu Island is beautiful, but it still leaves a gap in my heart. The commercial hype on the Internet has destroyed the feelings brought by the island country itself. What I will never forget is not the attractions included in any ticket, but the "the ship dies and the sea ends" that I can't help yearning for in Gulangyu.

Xiamen University

Shiwan Botanical Garden

In fact, after the trip, Xiamen left Shiwan Botanical Garden, Kitten Lane, Xiamen University, especially a small street in Huangcuo, we pass back and forth from BB every day. Every place is beautiful and unique. It has been turned into photos and stored in my little photo album.